The "Other" News

First off, let me say that I am still beyond excited.  I could barely sleep again last night (not good when you're trying to give up caffeine).  Remember how I blogged about being worried that if I were to get pregnant, I wouldn't be able to enjoy it or be excited because of all the pain from the past 5 1/2 years?  Well I was wrong.  DH said it doesn't surprise him at all - he knew I would freak out with excitement when it finally happened.  He is pretty stoked too, but he is trying to keep a calm, level-head and keep some caution alive (are you sure you're not spotting?  do you feel like you're going to get IT, it being AF?).  It's actually pretty cute.

I just wanted to say one thing as well.  I know how hard it is in blog-land to see somebody else get the BFP that you were hoping for.  I KNOW what that's like.  I was hesitant to even share my news on here, but I knew I couldn't avoid it forever.  Please send some love over to Lisa at Hapa Hopes.  Her and I were one day apart with our IUIs and I was so hoping and praying we would be able to celebrate together.  I  also know that seeing other IFers receive a BFP was the one thing that kept my hope alive.  I may not have persevered so far if I didn't have that hope.  As hard as it is to miss out on your turn, if someone else gets their chance it means there is still HOPE that it can happen for you.  I know I wouldn't have made it where I am today without that hope passed on from the others in this community.  So, thank you.
Alright, and now onto the BIG news.

Last night I had a Skype call with my little sis.  She is married and lives in Australia and I haven't seen here for 2 years.  I don't know if I've written about my siblings much.  I also have a little brother who lives in Montana.  So I'm the only kid close to home.  My brother (the youngest) had his first baby last year.  That was really hard with where we're at, but kind of cool because since he was the youngest, he never got to experience anything first.  Now my sister and I are very close.  She's one of my best, best friends.  Recently I told her about our IF journey, but I had kept it from her for a long time before that.  Probably because being the older sister, I didn't really want her "worrying" about me.  She's now been married almost two years.

And (you can probably see where this is going), YESTERDAY she told me that her and her hubby are EXPECTING!!!  They are 10 weeks along in their pregnancy!!!!  Now there are so many cool things about this.  First of all, if I had of heard the news even a few days earlier, it would have been so hard to swallow (though I would have been happy).  She had what she thought was a miscarriage a little while ago (I'm still not sure if that was linked to this pregnancy or not).  She told me that she was not TTC, though I didn't fully believe her.  So I really wasn't surprised by this.  However, IF our pregnancy "sticks" around, that means that our babies will be a mere 6 weeks apart!  That means that we will progress through our pregnancies together!  And they are coming to visit in June, which means that we will have (hopefully) little baby bumps TOGETHER, at the SAME TIME!  Do you know how excited that makes me?  Of course, you always dream of being pregnant at the same time as a close friend or something... but a SISTER!  That is the best case scenario I could ever dream of!

I was itching to tell her our news... but DH really wants us to wait longer (I told my BFF but that is all so far).  Instead, I plan to send her a little package with a gift for her baby, and a special little note from her baby's "cousin-to-be."  I hope to time it so that she receives it just after we go for our U/S so then we can share our news.  I had planned to wait till June and just show up with a bump, but there is no way I can do that now.  For me, this is a hopeful confirmation of God's timing.  I don't think I could handle losing this baby now that this has happened.  And I think He knows that.

As for telling people, DH really wants to wait till the U/S to find out more details and make sure everything is okay.  I don't even think I can wait that long!  I just had to tell my BFF (who texted me at least 3 times on our testing day).  We didn't tell my parents and they are now away for the next week.  I think I'd like to tell them on or around my birthday.  I'm going shopping today for some cute little grandma/grandpa present to give to them.  My dad called this morning to see if I was okay after talking to my sis.  I said yes, and he kept persisting, "are you sure?"  It was so hard to keep from spilling over with excitement.  Anyways, we are heading to visit DH's parents just after Easter, so I think we'll tell them then... or we might send an early package with a little gift for them beforehand.  Other than that, we'll keep it quiet until 12 weeks (which is only 2 months away, eeek!).  This part of the whole thing is one of the parts I am most excited about.

Alright, that is enough babbling from me for now.  Sorry for the long-winded post.  Great if you made it thus far in even reading!

Oh, and for the photo today.. since I don't really celebrate St. Patty's day (nor can I drink green beer right now), I went for a walk this morning and took a pic of some nice fresh green.  I love living in a place that is green all year round.  Also, check out the incredible mountains this morning!